The Mailer Review/Volume 8, 2014/La Petite Bourgeoise: Difference between revisions

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{{byline|last=Mailer|first=Norman|note=“La Petite Bourgeoise,” a short story by [[Norman Mailer]], was never published. It is not known with certainty when Mailer wrote the story, but its date of composition is believed to be circa 1951. A transcription of the story follows the images. The Norman Mailer estate has graciously given permission to reprint the story. Images are courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. ~[[Phillip Sipiora]]|url=https://prmlr.us/mr14mail}}

Rosalie has lovely red hair and blue eyes; she is plump and she has the throaty voice of a young actress. She carries her body provocatively, it whispers innuendo, and even as one is convinced that she is offering something, her eyes deny it with their blue innocence. She is just a child they seem to say. Altogether, Rosalie is quite appetizing.

I did not call Rosalie for quite some time. I decided after the party that if she had really wanted to see me, she would not have made such a point of it before Thomas. I had been used, I thought, to arouse his jealousy.

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